Lautner got his big break when he was cast as Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga film series, beginning with the first film, Twilight (2008). Lautner returned for the following two movies, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), and is set to appear in the last two films for the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. Lautner has been nominated for several awards for his work in the Twilight series, including honors at the MTV Movie Awards, People's Choice Awards, and Scream Awards.

The late 2000s saw Lautner become a Teen Idol and rise as a sex symbol, after extensively changing his physique to keep the role of Jacob Black in further Twilight installments, and thereafter generating media attention for his good looks. In 2010, he was ranked second on Glamour's "The 50 Sexiest Men of 2010" list, and fourth on People's "Most Amazing Bodies" list, among other honors. As of 2010, Lautner was considered the highest-paid teenage actor in Hollywood.

Mr. Fanservice: A big part of his appeal in the Twilight films... and pretty much anything else he's been cast in. Unlike Leonardo DiCaprio before him, he hasn't out of this into a genuinely talented actor, having begun to appear in Direct-to-Video "movies".

Retroactive Recognition: He participated in the 2003 ISKA US Open Karate Championship, which was broadcast by ESPN. This very show was riffed by the Sklar brothers on Cheap Seats in 2006...all before he had anything to do with Twilight.

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